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Multiformat martial arts fighter UFC Undisputed 2010 will be available as a Collector’s Edition exclusively from hmv.com when pre-ordered before its May 28th release. The ‘Knockout Pack’ on PS3 and Xbox 360 will retail for 39.99 from HMV’s website – the same as the standard version. It includes an Ultimate …
Read More »IW rebels defect to Respawn
In what is fast becoming a stabbing PR attack on the biggest game publisher in the world, a group of ex-Infinity Ward employees have rushed to join Zampella and West’s Respawn Entertainment – the indie studio formed out of a high-profile and ferocious legal row with Activision. In a perfect …
Read More »Infinity Ward rebels defect to Respawn
Seven experienced staff cross borders to the new indie unit
Read More »Sega sheds 73 staff in West restructure
North American office becomes Digital Division; Euro operations focus on core games
Read More »Sega confirms job losses, restructuring
Publisher Sega is to massively overhaul its Western operations in a move that will result in both a loss of jobs and a massive realignment toward the growing digital distribution market. 73 jobs are to be lost in total, with 37 losses at Sega’s London office and 36 in San …
Read More »Game Room dev suffers further layoffs?
More staff redundancies have taken place at Australian outfit Krome, reports suggest. According to apparent anonymous sources, as many as fifty staff have been let go at the developer’s Brisbane studio. The developer was recently revealed as the team behind the Xbox Live Game Room – Microsoft’s latest addition to …
Read More »THQ promises new approach to casual
Along side its plans to progress key IP such as WWE, UFC, Red Faction and Saints Row, THQ has stated that it intends to completely re-work its approach to the potentially lucrative casual sector in the year ahead. The casual games sector is extremely challenging,” Senior VP of European publishing …
Read More ȣ100 for Halo Reach LE
Microsoft is planning a $150 top-of-the-range SKU as one of its retail offerings for this Q4’s Halo Reach. PlanetXbox360 reports that three SKUs are planned. As well as the standalone release, the Limited Edition version will include a special case, collectibles and in-game armour”. That will retail for $80. The …
Read More »What will the parties do for us?
The three leading political parties have laid out their plans for the UK games industry ahead of the General Election. Manifestos released from TIGA and ELSPA have called on the incoming Government to help tackle the skills crisis for games developers, provide financial support to studios and improve broadband connectivity. …
Read More »Epic takes 25% royalty on UDK projects
And $99 up-front to use the free engine for commercial purposes
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